The Idea That Business flUctuations Are Primarily Caused by Factors

question 76

Multiple Choice

The idea that business fluctuations are primarily caused by factors affecting aggregate supply rather than aggregate demand is a central tenet of

• A) efficiency wage theory.
• B) real-business-cycle theory.
• C) mainstream economics.
• D) monetarism.

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